Aspirants have to follow the 6 steps procedure for JoSAA Counselling 2021. However, Students looking for admissions to Top engineering colleges can read the detailed information below.
Also, all interested candidates for JoSAA counselling 2021 are advised to check the eligibility criteria thoroughly. And, You can also check your JEE Main Rank here.
In this article, we will give you the details about the JoSAA Counselling procedure 2021, schedule, dates, registration, documents required, and many more.
JoSAA 2021 counselling schedule/counselling 2020 dates
( Counselling 2020 important dates)
Here are the JoSAA counselling dates 2020 tentatively.
| Particulars | Date (Tentative) |
| Registration and Choice Filling (Start) | June 17, 2020 |
| Commencement of Choice Filling for AAT 2020 | third week, of June 2020 |
| Mock Seat Allocation-1 display | June 2020(last week) |
| Mock Seat Allocation-2 | June last week, 2020 |
| Registration and Choice Filling (Last date) | June last week, 2020 |
| Seat allocation, Reconciliation of data, verification, and validation | June 2020(last week) |
| Round 1 seat allocation | June 2020(last week) |
| round 1- Document verification, seat acceptance/withdrawal & reporting | July first week, 2020 |
| Seats filled/availability status | July first week, 2020 |
| Round 2- seat allocation | July 2020(first week) |
| round 2- Document verification, seat acceptance/withdrawal & reporting | July first week, 2020 |
| Seats filled/availability status display | July first week, 2020 |
| Round 3 seat allocation | July-2020(first week) |
| round 3- Document verification, seat acceptance/withdrawal & reporting | July second week, 2020 |
| Seats filled/availability status display | July second week, 2020 |
Round 4 seat allocation |
July, 2020(second week) |
| Round-4 Document verification, seat acceptance/withdrawal & reporting | July second week, 2020 |
| Seats filled/availability status display | July second week, 2020 |
| Round 5 seat allocation | July third week, 2020 |
| Round 5- Document verification, seat acceptance/withdrawal & reporting | July third week, 2020 |
| Seats filled/availability status display | July third week, 2020 |
| Round 6 seat allocation | July third week, 2020 |
| Round-6 Document verification, seat acceptance/withdrawal & reporting | July third week, 2020 |
| Display of seats filled/availability status | July third week, 2020 |
| Round 7 seat allocation | July third week, 2020 |
| Round-7: Document verification, seat acceptance/withdrawal & reporting. Last round for seat withdrawal at participating institutes | July last week, 2020 |
JoSAA Registration
JoSAA counselling registration
Candidates have to register themselves, by providing the JEE Main Roll Number & Password. JEE Advanced candidates can just enter their password to log in.
After login, candidates have to provide details like Gender, Nationality, State Code of Eligibility, Mobile Number, Valid Email ID, etc. Candidates have to check their details before submitting them.
Fee Payment
- If you have got allotted a seat through JoSAA counselling 2020, make sure that you download the provisional allotment letter along with the e-challan for the payment of seat acceptance fee.
- The seat acceptance fee for general(UR) candidates is Rs. 45,000/-(Forty-five thousand). whereas, for SC, UR-PwD, ST, OBC-NCL-PwD, ST-PwD and SC-PwD candidates the fee will be Rs. 20,000/-(Twenty thousand). That can be paid either through SBI net banking and e-challan.
- These fees will be included in the semester fees once the student has confirmed admission.
Choice Filling
Once the registration part is completed, candidates have to fill the choices of Colleges & Courses based on Marks obtained in JEE Main & JEE Advanced, Category, Availability of Seats.
Locking of Choices
Candidates have to lock their choices after the final choice filling. Those candidates will not lock their final choices. The filled option of those candidates will be locked automatically after window closing. Now, for future reference, take a print out of the filled options and keep it.
Seat Allotment
Seat allocation of JoSAA 2020 will be done in 7 rounds along with two mock allocations. Allotment will be based on JEE Main & JEE Advanced Scores, Choice Filling & Availability of seats.
Candidates whose seats are allotted should download the provisional seat allotment letter. Payment of Seat Acceptance Fee is to be done by the applicants. Candidates have to pay Rs 35,000/- (General Candidates) & Rs 15,000/- (ST/SC/Gen-PwD/OBC-NCL-PwD/SC-PwD or ST-PwD). Candidates who are not satisfied with the allotted seat can go for the following options :
- Floating: This option is for the candidates, who accept the offered seat but look for up-gradation to get admissions in better Institute & Course.
- Freezing: This option is to the candidates, who accept the allotted seat and does not like to participate in further rounds.
- Sliding: If this option used, it will mean that candidates have accepted the allotted seat, however, if admissions are open in a better course in the same institute then he/she will go for up-gradation.
Finally, allotted candidates have to report at the Institutes, to confirm their seats by paying their fee.
JoSAA Reporting Centres 2020
- Those candidates who have been secured seats through counselling will have to report at the assigned reporting centers for verification of documents.
- The Candidates will have to carry all the documents at reporting centers as mentioned below. Those who are not able to produce the original documents at the reporting centers, the admission of that candidate will be known as canceled.
- Candidates who have been allotted colleges other than IIT, NIT, and GFTI, those candidates have to submit their first semester/year fees to the concerned college to confirm their seats. Only, the seat of that person doing this will be considered confirmed from that institution.
Documents required for JoSAA counselling 2020
In fact, candidates who get allotment based on the JEE rank. After allocation, they have to submit documents at the time of seat acceptance to the reporting center. However, some documents of IITs and GFTIs differ.
For IITs:
- Provisional seat allotment letter
- Proof for DOB(Date of birth) [Class X marks sheet]
- Class XII performance
- Class XII (or equivalent) board marks sheet. If available, pass certificate
- Original Admit card of JEE Advanced 2020
- Undertaking by the candidate
- 2 passport size photographs identical to the one uploaded at the time of JEE-Mains/Advanced 2020 registration.
- Seat acceptance fee payment proof done through only State Bank of India (SBI) by three modes online net banking, debit cards, and E-Challan[For Other than SC/ST/PwD: Rs. 35,000/- and For SC/ST/PwD: Rs. 15,000/-]
- Medical certificate
- Category certificate (OBC-NCL/SC/ST), if applicable
- The OBC-NCL certificate should be dated on or after tentative April 2020. The certificate should clearly mention that the candidate belongs to the non-creamy layer and the caste of the candidate must be in the state-wide central list of OBCs.
- Certificate of PwD(Persons with Disabilities), if applicable.
- For foreign nationals: Passport of the candidate and parents, OCI certificate or PIO card, if applicable.
- DS certificate (if applicable)
- Registration-cum-locked choices for seat allotment.
For NITs and other GFTIs:
- Provisional seat allotment letter
- Admit card of JEE (Main) 2019
- Scorecard of JEE (Main) 2019
- Proof for DOB(Date of birth)[Class X marks sheet]
- Class XII performance check
- Class XII (or equivalent) board marks sheet.
- 3 passport size photographs identical to the one uploaded at the tome of JEE-Mains 2020 registration.
- Undertaking by the candidate
- Seat acceptance fee payment proof done through only State Bank of India (SBI) by three modes online net banking, debit cards, and E-Challan[For Other than SC/ST/PwD: Rs. 35,000/- and For SC/ST/PwD: Rs. 15,000/-].
- Photo identity card [issued by govt. agency/last attended school/Class XII admit card]
- Indian nationals who passed the 12th/qualifying examination from Bhutan/Nepal/Abroad must bring a passport. The permanent address given in the passport will determine the state code of the concerned candidate.
- The candidates having a 12th/Senior Secondary Certificate from the NIOS(National Institute Open School) must bring proof of the place of examination center of the final examination to determine the state code.
- Medical certificate
- Category certificate (OBC-NCL/SC/ST), if applicable.
Candidates who are planning to apply for the JoSAA counseling 2020 must ensure that they gather all the important documents for the JoSAA document verification round as it is of utmost importance in order to secure admission.
JoSAA 2020 seat allotment will be done in seven rounds of counselling and is likely to conclude tentatively in the last week of July.
JoSAA mock counselling 2020
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JoSAA JEE main counselling 2020
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JoSAA Round-wise Seat Allotment Results 2019
Round 1 to 7: JoSAA Cut off 2019
JoSAA Cut off or JoSAA Opening & Closing Ranks 2019 for Round 6 is available on the official website. The Joint Seat Allocation Authority(JoSAA) will release round-wise opening ranks and closing ranks for various programs offered by 107 participating institutes including the IITs, NITs, IIITs and GFTIs.
| Round | Opening & Closing Rank | Institute-wise Allotment |
| Round 1 | Round 1 2019 check here | Institute round-1 |
| Round 2 | Round-2 2019 Check here | Institute round-2 |
| Round 3 | Round-3 2019 check here | Institute round-3 |
| Round 4 | Round-4 2019 check here | Institute round-4 |
| Round 5 | Round-5 2019 check here | Institute round-5 |
| Round 6 | Round-6 2019 check here | Institute round-6 |
| Round 7 | Round-7 2019 check here | Institute round-7 |
FAQ’S
Question: What is JoSAA Counselling?
Answer: JoSAA(Joint Seat Allocation Authority) is a common counseling started by MHRD Ministry for the vacant seats after JEE Main counseling on the basis of JEE Mains rank. You can get allotted seats in IITs, NITs, IIITs and other GFTIs through JoSAA.
Question: What is the JoSAA Counselling fee?
Answer: JoSAA Counselling fee is given below Category wise
| Category | Fee |
| Rs. 45000/- | UR, OBC-NCL, Foreigner |
| Rs. 20,000/- | ST, SC, UR-PWD, SC-PWD, ST-PWD |
Note: The seat acceptance fee will be adjusted against the admission fee in the fee demanded by admitting institute.
Question: How do I fill a choice in JoSAA Counselling?
Answer: Check above given descriptive details of Choice filling and Locking .
Question: How many rounds are there in JoSAA Counselling?
Answer: There are 7 rounds of counselling conducted in JoSAA Counselling.
Question: when will JoSAA counselling start in 2020?
Answer: JoSAA(Joint Seat Allocation Authority) 2020 choice filling and registrations are likely to begin from End of June 2020.
Question: what is the eligibility for JoSAA counselling 2020?
Answer: All the candidates, Those who qualify JEE Advanced will also be eligible for JoSAA counselling 2020. The candidates must secure 65% in 12th for SC, ST, and PwD candidates. And, the qualifying percentage general is 75% in 12th class or must be in top 20 percentile.
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